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This blog post summarizes trade regulatory developments which occurred during the week of April 12-18, 2025. It is current up to 12:00 pm ET on Friday, April 18, 2025. Any developments occurring after that time will be...more
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and General Administration of Customs on April 4, 2025, issued Announcement 18, which imposes export controls on specific medium and heavy rare earth materials. China cites a desire to...more
The 2025 BIS Update Conference on Export Controls and Policy wrapped up last week. Here are three main takeaways: 1. China is the Priority: The top three U.S. export controls and enforcement priorities for the new...more
On 11 March 2025, the Department for Business and Trade through the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU), issued a notice to exporters providing advance notice of updates to the UK Strategic Export Control Lists, which are...more
On March 13, 2025, the State Department published a notice in the Federal Register designating all agency action with respect to international trade a “foreign affairs function” of the United States under the Administrative...more
As President Donald Trump’s second term continues, the government’s approach to the semiconductor industry is undergoing a significant shift. Industry stakeholders should anticipate changes in key areas, including the “CHIPS...more
On September 6, 2024, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) introduced an interim final rule that imposed worldwide export controls on slew of advanced technologies to align with the...more
President Trump’s first months in office have been busy, but, in the export control world, we have been grateful for a brief respite from the mind-bending, hundreds-of-pages-long, industry-changing rules that the US...more
The European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its sanctions policy toward Russia by implementing two rounds of restrictive measures that are intended to further intensify pressure on Russia’s government and economy. Specifically,...more
On December 5, 2024, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) promulgated an interim final rule (the December IFR) expanding its authority to restrict the dissemination of advanced chip technology...more
This is the final in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Throughout 2024, enforcement of international trade laws continued to gather pace...more
The executive order directs the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an investigation pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 regarding “the effects on the national security of imports of timber, lumber, and...more
While the world of defense and foreign policy is driven by the policies of the president and the secretaries of state and defense, defense trade and arms sales are managed by key under and assistant secretaries who oversee...more
The executive order directs the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an investigation pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 regarding “the effects on national security of imports of copper in all forms,”...more
As part of its ongoing efforts to thwart China's development of advanced computing technologies, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule (the IFR) last month that...more
On February 21, 2025, President Trump issued his America First Investment Policy (the “Policy”) that has the potential to drastically alter cross border investments, particularly those involving the United States and the...more
President Donald Trump issued a memorandum on reciprocal trade and tariffs on Feb. 13, 2025, citing the economic and national security threat posed by the trade deficit, as outlined in the Jan. 20, 2025, America First Trade...more
Howard Lutnick has been confirmed as Secretary of Commerce, while Jeffrey Kessler has been nominated for Under Secretary for Industry and Security. Both have more experience with trade policy and tariffs than with export...more
In the leadup to President Donald Trump taking office, I wrote an article asking, "How Nimble Is Your Supply Chain?" He has now been president for four weeks. Let's recap the actions that have most directly affected supply...more
On February 5, 2025, in one of her first actions as the nation’s chief law enforcement official, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued several new memoranda that significantly refocus US Department of Justice (DOJ) national...more
On February 1, 2025, the Trump Administration announced that it would impose tariffs on imports of certain goods from Canada, Mexico and China, to be effective February 4, 2025. Although the Trump Administration reached...more
President Trump issued a new Executive Order renewing a commitment to imposing “maximum pressure” on the Iranian government to “end its nuclear threat, curtail its ballistic missile program, and stop its support for terrorist...more
A crucial part of Trump’s agenda will be those who execute it. We recap recent developments specific to leadership nominations and confirmations below....more
Following President Trump’s removal of the de minimis exemption earlier this week, on Friday, February 7, 2025, President Trump issued an amendment to his original Executive Order and temporarily reinstated the exemption...more
On January 15, 2025, BIS issued an Interim Final Rule that amends the Export Administration Regulation (EAR) to address dual use export control concerns about biotechnology. ...more